From TRAVEL DUBUQUE
KIDS GUIDE to Dubuque,Iowa GAMES, POSTCARD, ACTIVITIES + MORE!
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A note for grown-ups: You can see the Julien Dubuque Monument at the Mines of Spain Recreation Area which also features an ADA/stroller friendly trail and EB Lyons Interpretive Center.
Welcome to JULIEN DUBUQUE
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DID YOU KNOW THAT DUBUQUE IS THE OLDEST CITY IN IOWA? Dubuque was founded in 1833 by Julien Dubuque. He became friends with the Meskwaki Indians who lived here at the time. So, that means our city is like the big brother to all of the other towns in Iowa. Cool, huh? Let’s learn more about Dubuque! Explore Where Iowa Started:
MESKWAKI: The Sac & Fox Native American Indian Tribe. Their name means, ‘Red Earth People’. They were the original settlers of this area when Julien Dubuque began exploring. JULIEN DUBUQUE MONUMENT: The monument was built in 1897 at the Mines of Spain and it is where the founder, Julien Dubuque, is buried.
“MY NAME IS Tabby THE TROLLEY. I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU AROUND MY HOME.”
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Art is everywhere. We have art in museums and on brick buildings! You can walk around Dubuque and see a lot of really colorful street art. One of Tabby’s favorite murals is the painting by Gaia called ‘Ada Hayden’. Ada Hayden was born in 1884. She became a botanist who worked at Iowa State University. She helped add 40,000 different types of plants to their gardens. This mural is painted for her and her love of plants. (Explore the Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens to grow your love of nature & outdoors!)
What does that mean?
BOTANIST: A botanist is a scientist who studies plant life. MURAL: A mural is a painting that is painted on a wall.
“THERE ARE OVER 30 MURALS IN DUBUQUE. THAT’S A LOT OF PAINT!”
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Get creative! Finish this mural with your own drawing & then color by number to make it a colorful masterpiece. 1 ... Yellow 2... Pink 3...Green 4 ... Orange 5... Purple 6...Blue
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A note for grown-ups: You can see this mural by Gaia at 233 Main Street in downtown Dubuque. Grab a map of all 30 murals at the Iowa Welcome Center at 280 Main Street and spot as many as you can!
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A note for grown-ups: Creative Adventure Lab also has a toddler area! Get more information and discounted admission on page 14.
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th CREATIVE VENTURE LAB Get creative! Dubuque is full of places that let you explore and play. Creative Adventure Lab is filled with fun for kids of all ages, including a rock climbing wall, Legos, light wall, pottery painting and more! Want to start climbing? You can try to reach Level 1 height with your regular admission. Want to go higher? Let them know and they’ll get you a special ticket and harness to keep climbing. Speaking of rock walls, did you know that Dubuque is surrounded by limestone bluffs? Limestone is a type of rock that is found all over this area. When glaciers moved across the state years and years ago, they missed this part of Iowa which is why our landscape isn’t as flat as other places in the state. Thanks Ice Age!
Let’s Play:
DOT GAME: The goal of this game is to make more squares than your opponent! Play by connecting two dots with a line. When you place the last 'wall' of a single square, the box is yours and you get 1 point. (Mark the box with your initials to keep score.) Close around a rock on the wall and get 2 points! Players have to take turns but whenever a player completes a box they can move again. The game is over when no one can make a box. Player with the most points, wins!
“ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO AT CREATIVE ADVENTURE LAB IS BUILD WITH GIANT BLOCKS!”
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EXPERIE N C THE MA E GIC in DYERSVILLE, IOWA
Just outside of Dubuque is Dyersville, Iowa. This town has a lot of fun things for you to see including the National Farm Toy Museum where you can see collections of toy tractors and learn about farming with these small scale models! While in town, visit the famous Field of Dreams Movie Site. Bring your glove or bat and play some ball...you might also see players appear in the corn field behind the diamond! For a fun walk or bike ride in mother nature, visit the Heritage Trail. Once an old railroad route, you can see bluffs, rivers, valleys and more!
Let’s Play:
GET FARMIN’! Can you get the tractor to the end of the maze without running into any bumps along the way?
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“DID YOU KNOW THE ERTL TOY COMPANY IS FROM DYERSVILLE, IOWA? THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING TOYS SINCE 1945!”
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A note for grown-ups: Find more information and a coupon on page 14 for a free model at the National Farm Toy Museum Gift Shop.
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DISCOVER THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI with NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM & AQUARIUM
The Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world! It is also home to river life below and around the water. The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium lets you meet many of the creatures that call this area home as well as the critters who live along the whole length of the Missississippi. From the headwaters of the river in Minnesota, to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. That’s almost 35,000 football fields long! Even Tabby would get tired on that journey.
What does that mean?:
HEADWATERS: Where a river or stream starts. GULF: An ocean basin or pool.
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TAKES KNOW IT U O Y ID D “ YS TO OP 90 DA A RAINDR E WHOLE TRAVEL TH IVER?” PI R MISSISSIP
CAN YOU FIND THESE OBJECTS?
COINS
BOBBER
FISH
DUCK PRINTS
HOOK
TICKET
BUOY
BUCKET
GOGGLES
WORM
A note for grown-ups: Find more information and a discount for kids admission on page 14!
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STATE OF IOWA Did You Know:
STATE TREE: BUR OAK (These trees can get up to 120 feet high. That’s the same height as the Shot Tower in Dubuque! See if you can find a leaf shaped like this one out in nature.) STATE BIRD: GOLD FINCH STATE FLOWER: WILD ROSE
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FLAG TURTLE STINGRAY TRACTOR CAVE RIVER TROLLEY BOAT BRIDGE BLUFF OCTOPUS FISH
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MAKE YOUR OWN Story Tabby the Trolley was exploring Dubuque and spotted a _______ ADJECTIVE
_______. She stopped and parked. When she got out she noticed it NOUN
was also _______. “I’m going to take out my camera and get a ADJECTIVE
picture of it’s _______ _______,” thought Tabby. Just then a ADJECTIVE
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_______ turtle _______ out from behind a _______. ADJECTIVE
NOUN
VERB (PAST TENSE)
“Excuse me,”it said, “My name is _______. Can you help me NAME
find the Mississippi River?” So Tabby _______ down to the river VERB (PAST TENSE)
where she saw a _______ and a _______. “Here you go RIVER ANIMAL
RIVER ANIMAL
friend. We are at the Mississippi River!” “Thank you!” said the _______ turtle. Tabby watched the turtle disappear into the ADJECTIVE
Mississippi River. “It’s good to make new friends,” she thought.
TIC TAC TOE
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Get 10% Off Your Purchase TRAVEL DUBUQUE WELCOME CENTER Take 10% off your entire purchase at the Travel Dubuque Welcome Center. Some exclusions may apply. EXPIRES 6/31/2020
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Free Model
NATIONAL FARM TOY MUSEUM Free John Deere Build N Play Model with purchase of $25.00+ in the Gift Shop (while supplies last.) EXPIRES 6/31/2020
DYERSVILLE.COM
Buy One, Get One CREATIVE ADVENTURE LAB Buy One Admission, Get One Admission Free. Limit one use per purchase. EXPIRES 6/31/2020
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$5 Off Admission
Buy One, Get One
EXPIRES 6/31/2020
EXPIRES 6/31/2020
NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM & AQUARIUM $5 Off Kids’ admission (for up to three kids). RIVERMUSEUM.COM
CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE Buy One Adult Admission, Get One Child Admission Free. Limit one use per purchase.
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More INFORMATION TRAVEL DUBUQUE WELCOME CENTER 280 Main Street | Dubuque, IA traveldubuque.com
NATIONAL FARM TOY MUSEUM 1110 16th Avenue SE | Dyersville, IA nationalfarmtoymuseum.com
CREATIVE ADVENTURE LAB 210 Jones Street | Dubuque, IA creativeadventurelab.org
NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM & AQUARIUM 350 E. 3rd Street | Dubuque, IA rivermuseum.com
CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE 6684 Crystal Lake Cave Road | Dubuque, IA crystallakecave.com 14
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